Supervisory Civil Engineer.

US Army Corps of Engineers; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks a Section Chief to supervise Civil Works engineering activities, provide expert guidance on design and construction, and oversee large-scale flood control and navigation projects across multiple western states.

The role requires a Professional Engineer license and a bachelor’s degree in engineering; responsibilities include complex assignments and field problem-solving on major infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current Professional Engineering license/registration.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent.
• Experience with large civil works design projects and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional engineering advice, guidance, and supervision of project engineering activities for Civil Works.
• Supports planning, design, and construction of flood control and navigation projects across western states.
• Oversees dams, levees, channels, roads, bridges, and related utilities.
• Performs complex assignments personally when required.
• Manages sophisticated projects and conducts site visits to resolve construction issues.

Skills

Engineering supervision

Project oversight

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer license/registration

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Bentley InRoads

Job description

Duties

• Serves as a Section Chief responsible for providing professional engineering advice, guidance, review and overall supervision of all project engineering activities associated with the Civil Works engineering and design program.
• The work is in support of the District's Civil Works Program, which involves planning, design and construction of flood control and navigation projects throughout portions of multiple western states.
• Projects range from dams, appurtenances, levees, flood control and navigation channels, revetment, and navigation structures to roads, bridges, streets, railroads and utility systems (gas, water, sanitary, and storm drainage).
• As required, personally performs the more complex and critical assignments.
• Includes managing highly sophisticated or controversial projects, field visits to resolve unique problems encountered during construction, and special planning to implement new programs or project requirements.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must possess a current Professional Engineering License/Registration.
• An OGE 450 Financial Statement must be signed prior to appointment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

Basic Requirement For Supervisory Civil Engineer

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress‑strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

• Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
• Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
• Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
• Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
• Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Specialized Experience

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes (1) Oversight of civil design efforts for large scale civil works projects that have included either design of flood control levees or flood control dam embankments AND (2) Experience with either AutoCAD Civil 3D or Bentley Inroads 3D design software and can instruct others in use of these software tools. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You MUST possess a current Professional Engineering License/Registration

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre‑Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a(n) Career Field position.18- Engineers and Scientists position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• One year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive of up to 25% of the Base Salary, MAY be offered, depending on funding availability and management discretion. An Incentive must be requested by selected applicant at the time of the tentative job offer and approved prior to hire. An Incentive requires a signed service agreement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full‑time, part‑time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.